🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-04-14

Nourishing Beginnings: Addressing Food Insecurity During Pregnancy (NCT05341960)

Nourishing Beginnings: Addressing Food Insecurity Among Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant Individuals

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This is a pilot project designed to test the feasibility of implementing a community health worker (CHW)-led intervention to improve nutritious food access and consumption among pregnant people and to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach. The project will be conducted in partnership with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the Better Health Partnership Community Health Worker HUB

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (3 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (1 items).

Location: Mom's First — Cleveland, Ohio

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Food Delivery (BEHAVIORAL)
  • Financial Support (OTHER)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

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  • Exclusion Criteria: \-

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (2 Sites)

  • Mom's First — Cleveland, Ohio
  • Better Health Partnership CHW HUB — Cleveland, Ohio

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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